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WRIGHT v. CITY OF HOUSTON, MISS.

No. 86-4386.

806 F.2d 634 (1986)

Columbus WRIGHT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Young, Leonard McClellan, West Point, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James S. Gore, Houston, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The district court in this case, under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, enjoined the City of Houston, Mississippi, from holding an election for its five at-large city aldermen. Applying the factors this Court set out in Jones v. City of Lubbock, 727 F.2d 364, 379, reh'g den., 730 F.2d 233 (5th Cir.1984), the election at-large was found to be discriminatory...

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